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Household of William Reading (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Reading and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reading, born in 1849 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Reading, born in 1850 in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah J (born 1869 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England), William J (born 1873 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1876 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Henry E (born 1879 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and Eliza M (born 1880 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Phoebe Boddy, born in 1864 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England.


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William Reading's household

Male

William

Reading

Head
Female

Mary

Reading

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Reading

Daughter
Male

William J

Reading

Son
Male

Albert E

Reading

Son
Male

Henry E

Reading

Son
Female

Eliza M

Reading

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Boddy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reading
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reading

Head

Married

32

1849

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Mary

Reading

Wife

Married

31

1850

Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah J

Reading

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

William J

Reading

Son

Single

8

1873

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Albert E

Reading

Son

Single

5

1876

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Henry E

Reading

Son

Single

2

1879

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Eliza M

Reading

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Boddy

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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